Africa: Rural Covid, Urban Covid - Africa Sees Sharp Divide

KaMatsamo. South Africa — It is hard to see COVID-19 here, in the small village of KaMatsamo. Goats pick their way through a path that runs from the highway, the main thoroughfare in this South African town of some 23,000 people.

On a recent day, most residents were not diligently wearing masks outdoors, as is the law. About half were.

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